The following is an overview of the events of 1962 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 11 February | 3 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
| 18 February | 1962 NHRA Winternationals | [2] |
| 18 February | 4th Daytona 500 | [3] |
| 6 May | 46th Targa Florio | [4] |
| 27 May | World 600 | [5] |
| 30 May | 46th Indianapolis 500 | [6] |
| 3 June | 20th Monaco Grand Prix | [7] |
| 4–8 June | 44th Isle of Man TT | [8] |
| 17 June | 1962 Belgian Grand Prix | [9] |
| 23–24 June | 30th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [10] |
| 4 July | Pike's Peak Hillclimb | [11] |
| 3 September | NHRA U.S. Nationals | [12] |
| 22 October | 3rd Armstrong 500 | [13] |
| 18 November | 9th Macau Grand Prix | [14] |
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | January | Emanuele Pirro | Italian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2000-2002, 2006-2007). | [15] |
| 2 | March | Gabriele Tarquini | Italian | Racing driver | Champion of BTCCin1994, the ETCCin2003 and the WTCCin2009. | [16] |
| 7 | Piero Liatti | Italian | Rally driver | 1997 Monte Carlo Rally winner. | [17] | |
| 18 | Volker Weidler | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1991). | [18] | |
| 12 | April | Carlos Sainz | Spanish | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1990, 1992). | [19] |
| 19 | Al Unser Jr. | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1992, 1994). | [20] | |
| 28 | September | Fred Merkel | American | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (1988, 1989). | [21] |
| 23 | December | Bertrand Gachot | Belgian-French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1991). | [22] |
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | March | Libero Liberati | 35 | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1957). | [23] |
| 12 | April | Ron Flockhart | 38 | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1956, 1957). | [24] |
| 25 | Fred Frame | 67 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1932). | [25] | |
| 2 | July | Peter Ryan | 22 | Canadian | Racing driver | The first Canadian Formula One driver. | [26] |
| 10 | Tommy Milton | 68 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1921, 1923). | [27] | |
| 1 | November | Ricardo Rodríguez | 20 | Mexican | Racing driver | The first Mexican Formula One driver. | [28] |
| 21 | December | Gary Hocking | 25 | Rhodesian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1961). | [29] |
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